20 exceptional Commonwealth Games photos

Given its modest standing among international sporting events, you might not even know the Commonwealth Games is in full swing right now in Scotland.

Don't care?

Well, the following 20 photos may change your mind about the photogenic amateur athlete showcase:

*All photos via Reuters

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O'Dayne Richards of Jamaica competes in the men's shot put final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 28, 2014.

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Mauritius' Guillaume Thierry competes in the Men's Decathlon Pole Vault at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.

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Frank Baines of Scotland performs his routine on the horizontal bar during the men's team apparatus final of the artistic gymnastics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.

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Kenya's Tera Kiplangat competes in the Men's Long Jump qualifications at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland July 29, 2014.

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Daniel Keatings of Scotland rubs chalk onto his hands ahead of his high bar routine during the men's gymnastics team final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.

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Lauren Boyle of New Zealand is seen underwater as she takes the start for the women's 400m Freestyle heats during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 29, 2014.

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Blood covers the face of Brody Blair of Canada during his men's middleweight boxing fight against Benny Muziyo of Zambia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 28, 2014.

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Scotland's Gillian Edwards serves the ball during her individual match against Guyana's Chelsea Edgehill in the women's table tennis preliminary round at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 25, 2014.

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Adam Barrett of England is seen underwater as he swims in the men's 100m Butterfly final during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 28, 2014.

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Jazz Carlin of Wales swims in the women's 800m Freestyle final during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 28, 2014.

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Canada's Damian Warner competes in the Men's Decathlon Long Jump at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 28, 2014.

The New Zealand 4000m team pursuit quartet races during qualifying at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in the Chris Hoy velodrome in Glasgow, Scotland July 24, 2014.

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Athletes compete in the women's 25km points race finals cycling race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 27, 2014.

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Wong Poh San of Malaysia performs her club routine in the rhythmic gymnastics individual apparatus final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland July 26, 2014.

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Marie-Julie Malboeuf of Canada lifts during the women's 58kg weightlifting competition at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 26, 2014.

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Alicia Coutts of Australia splashes water on herslef before the women's 50m Butterfly heats during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 26, 2014.

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Conor Munn, from Northern Ireland, prepares before the men's 50m Butterfly heats during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 24, 2014.

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Gold medallist Patricia Bezzoubenko of Canada competes in the clubs competition of the individual apparatus final in the rhythmic gymnastics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 26, 2014.

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Singapore's Yang Zi serves the ball during his match against Seychelles' Dario Laurence in the men's table tennis preliminary round at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 25, 2014.